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Spanish · Chapter 13 · Lesson 3 · Grammar primer

Conjugating reflexive verbs present

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Ir gets you there, irse gets you out

A reflexive pronoun can change what a verb is about, not just who the action loops back onto. Ir points at a destination: voy a casa. Irse points at the departure: me voy ahora, se va sin decir nada. Same root verb, different angle, switched entirely by the little pronoun in front.

Me voy ahora.

I'm leaving now.

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